Thursday, the Bishop O’Dowd High girls basketball team experienced a second-half deficit for the first time in its three West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division games this week.

The Dragons responded emphatically, using a 14-2 run to start the fourth quarter against Terra Nova-Pacifica as a springboard to a 70-55 win at Miramonte High and a spot in the Platinum Division championship.

Bishop O’Dowd will face Windward-Los Angeles in the final Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Miramonte. Windward beat Berkeley 72-46 in Thursday’s other Platinum Division semifinal.

Terra Nova (8-2) led at halftime, but a lay-in by the Dragons’ Breanna Brown with 2.8 seconds left in the third quarter gave Bishop O’Dowd a slim 48-46 lead entering the final period.

K.C. Waters connected on a free throw, and a 3-pointer by Randi Jackson gave the Dragons a 52-46 lead with 6:55 remaining. A shot in the lane by Oderah Chidom 45 seconds later provided Bishop O’Dowd a 54-48 advantage.

The rest of the pivotal run included four more points by Chidom, two free throws by freshman Asha Thomas and a basket by Brown.

“In the fourth quarter, the score was so close, we had to capitalize on our advantage, our height,” said Chidom, who scored eight of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter.

Chidom and the Bishop O’Dowd frontcourt certainly made an impact in the game. Chidom had 13 rebounds and two blocks, and Waters had a game-high 15 rebounds. Brown added 14 points for the Dragons (8-1).

Campolindo 63, Windsor 41: The Cougars outscored the Pumas 33-19 in the second half to advance to the consolation final of the West Coast Jamboree’s Amber Division.

Ashley Ewing led Campolindo (3-6) with 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and Mallory Brown added 12 points with two 3-pointers. The Cougars hit eight 3-pointers in the win, as they advanced to play Shafter — which beat Sir Francis Drake-San Anselmo in the other consolation semifinal — Friday at Bentley School in Lafayette at 3 p.m.

— Staff

Valley Christian 48, Pinole Valley 38: The host Vikings built a nine-point lead by halftime and went on to beat the Spartans in a Garnet Division semifinal game at the West Coast Jamboree.

Kayla Frierson scored 16 points for Valley Christian (10-0), which will face Mariposa in the final Friday at 6 p.m. at Valley Christian. Pinole Valley (2-10), which got 13 points from Joie Wyatt, will play Temecula Prep in the third-place game Friday at noon at Valley Christian.

— Staff

Skyline 59, Jarupa Hills-Fontana 19: The Titans outscored the Spartans 24-2 in the first quarter and cruised from there to advance to the championship of the Ontario Knight Time Classic.

Three players scored in double figures for Skyline (11-2), including Darrien Washington with 15 points and Azeb Berhane with 11. Lauren Hill added 10 points and six assists for the Titans, who will play the winner of Thursday’s late game between Ontario Christian and Village Christian-Sun Valley in the championship Friday at 6 p.m.

— Staff

Men’s basketball

Diablo Valley 77, Santa Monica 63: One day after knocking off the state’s top-ranked team, the host Vikings beat another Southern California power to conclude the four-team Crowne Plaza Classic.

The Vikings (13-1) went on a 7-0 run in the second half to break the game open against the Corsairs. Freshman Damon Jones led Diablo Valley with 17 points, and Tyerelle Phillips had 16.

Diablo Valley (13-1), ranked third in the state, upended Citrus (Glendora) 77-75 in a marquee matchup to open the event Wednesday.

The Corsairs, who beat Shasta 62-55 on Wednesday, limited standout Vikings guard Brian Goins to 13 points after he scored 25 against Citrus. But Diablo Valley’s impressive depth made the difference as freshman forward Devon Pouncey scored 13 points. He spelled Raphael Carter, the MVP of the West Valley Tournament earlier this month who played sparingly with hamstring tightness.

The Vikings open Big 8 Conference play Tuesday against visiting Sierra-Rocklin at 7:30 p.m.

— Staff

Girls soccer

California 2, Dougherty Valley 0: Tess McConnell scored in the first half and Rachel Feldman scored in the second to lead the visiting Grizzlies (7-2) past the neighboring Wildcats in a nonleague game.

Goalkeeper Lauren Holden had two saves to earn the shutout for California, which has won five of its past six games. Heather Seeley made 10 saves for Dougherty Valley (4-5-2).

— Staff

Foothill 4, Washington 1: Seniors Stephanie Little and Cassandra Scroggins both scored in the second half as the host Falcons topped the Huskies in a nonleague game to break a three-game winless streak.

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